Psalms 1:6
For the Lord knows the way of the righteous; 1 But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
In Context
5Therefore the ungodly shall not rise in judgment, 1 Nor sinners in the counsel of the just. 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9Granting his petition to him that prays; 1 And he blesses the years of the righteous, 1 For by strength cannot man prevail. 1
Psalms 9:6Thou hast rebuked the nations, and the ungodly one has perished; 1 Thou hast blotted out their name forever, even forever and ever. 1
Psalms 142:3For the enemy has persecuted my soul; 1 He has brought my life down to the ground; 1 He has made me to dwell in a dark place, as those that have been long dead. 1
Psalms 146:9And gives to cattle their food, 1 And to the young ravens that call upon him. 1
Proverbs 15:9The ways of an ungodly man are an abomination to the Lord; 1 But he loves those that follow after righteousness. 1
Matthew Henry on Psalms 1:5-6
Description and Doom of the Ungodly. 4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. Here is, I. The description of the ungodly given, v. 4 . 1. In general, they are the reverse of the righteous, both in character and condition: They are not so. The LXX. emphatically repeats this: Not so the… Read the whole commentary →